Oh! I feel a little shameless for reviewing... as I have not read the book! But I have heard of the names many times through another Austen sites and the backgroud you gave me... (thank you!)

I thought it was definitely romantic. After twelve years of marriage and eight children and they could still talk,tease, nibble, nuzzle, kiss like newlyweds... [ahem] and make baby number nine - Awwww! I wouldn't know what else you could call it! :D

The couple was adorable, and their gentle teasing and confessing suit them so very well! Lovely!

Now - here's my question - if they've been married for twelve years, so little Edmund (the eldest son) must be eleven years of age... so he could already become a Midshipman and go sailing off the sea? Have no idea what sea life was like back then, so I am just curious! :)